Metro Birmingham forecast: Sunny but cool

It was 42 degrees at 6 a.m. in Birmingham and central Alabama should experience a sunny start to a new work week, according to the National Weather Service.

In the forecast, after patchy early morning fog, today should be sunny and warm to 60 degrees, with an overnight low into Tuesday of 38 degrees.

Today's weather will set the pattern for most of the week ahead. The days should be largely sunny with some nightly clouds. The daytime highs should be in the low 60s with overnight lows in the upper 30s. By Thursday the highs may slide into the upper 50s.

A more pronounced change will come at the weekend when the highs will struggle to reach the low 50s and by Saturday night the overnight low may drop below freezing.